Written by

Jefferson Graham
| USA Today

For Apple watchers eager to find out what cool new stuff the company has in store, all eyes lead to its Worldwide Developers Conference.

The conference in San Francisco, typically held in June, is where Apple clues in some 5,000 developers (the folks who make apps for the iPhone and iPad and software for Macs) on what's in store and coming in the product pipeline.

This year as Apple stock has taken a dive, Wall Street analysts and investors have clamored for the company to respond to increased competition from Samsung, Google and others with new products, but Apple has been quiet. ...